World English Bible (WEB)
"Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said to him, "What is this that you have done?" For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the Lord, because he had told them."
God's mercy extends even to Israel's enemies, as Jonah reluctantly learns.
Old Testament • Book #32
Then they asked him, "Tell us, please, for whose cause this evil is on us. What is your occupation? ...
Jonah 1:9He said to them, "I am a Hebrew, and I fear the Lord, the God of heaven, who has made the sea and th...
Jonah 1:11Then said they to him, "What shall we do to you, that the sea may be calm to us?" For the sea grew m...
Jonah 1:12He said to them, "Take me up, and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will be calm for you; for I kn...
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